Economic Challenges in Enlarged Europe

We have the honour of hosting the renowned professor of economics, Michael Funke from Hamburg University, as keynote speaker. Other speakers will be announced in due course.

You are kindly invited to submit papers for this conference. We would especially encourage submissions on:

• macroeconomic effects and economic policy considerations under global change;

• consequences of economic fluctuations on the financial sector and related opportunities;

• real sector implications and labour market responses to the changing economic environment;

• economic development and convergence/disintegration issues in enlarged Europe;

• financial decisions and considerations in the complex economic environment;

• comparative regional studies (e.g. Nordic countries, CEE countries, Western/Southern European countries, non-EU countries etc).

Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of their papers by 15 January 2016 (I round) or 15 March 2016 (II round) electronically (MS Word or PDF format) by e-mail to ecee@ttu.ee. The submitted file should be named with the last name and first initial of the first author (e.g. "SmithJ.doc"). The extended abstract should start with the title of the paper; name of the author(s); affiliation, mailing address, telephone, and E-mail addresses of the author(s); and preferable Conference Track (see left panel) for the paper. The subsequent extended abstract of 400-500 words should outline the background, methodology, data, results and main contribution of the paper. Only abstracts of papers which have not already been published or accepted for publication in journals will be considered.

The Conference Committee will review all submissions and the submitting authors will be notified of the decision by 1 February 2016 (I round) or 1 April 2016 (II round). After notification of acceptance, a full paper must be submitted by 15 May 2016 by e-mail to ecee@ttu.ee. Unless you instruct us otherwise, all accepted papers will be included on the Conference CD, supplied with an ISSN number. The CDs will be issued by Tallinn University of Technology and will be distributed to all registered participants during the conference.

If you wish your paper to be considered for journal publication, please submit your final full paper, incorporating any changes arising from the discussion and feedback received at the conference, by e-mail to ecee@ttu.ee by 1 August 2016 (I round), or if not ready by that time, please submit your final paper by 15 September 2016 (II round).

The conference venue will be Hotel Euroopa, a 4-star hotel in Tallinn city centre, walking distance from the Old Town. The hotel address is Paadi 5.

• The conference will begin with Welcome Reception in the evening of Sunday, 19 June 2016. The Welcome Reception is preceded by a combined bus and walking tour in Tallinn for those who are interested.
• Monday, 20 June will start with a plenary session in the morning, followed by parallel sessions until evening. The day will end with Conference Dinner.
• Tuesday, 21 June will be devoted to parallel sessions.
• All the above events plus lunch and coffee-breaks on both conference days, as well as a Conference CD, are included within the participation fee. Accommodation, transportation and any other costs are excluded from the participation fee. However, a limited block of rooms will be reserved at the conference hotel and can be booked by participants at special rates on a first come, first served basis.
• The conference language is English.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission deadline of extended abstracts (I round): 15 January 2016
• Notification of acceptance/rejection (I round): 1 February 2016
• Submission deadline of extended abstracts (II round): 15 March 2016
• Notification of acceptance/rejection (II round): 1 April 2016
• Deadline for registration and payment: 15 April 2016
• Submission deadline of full papers: 15 May 2016 
• Conference: 19 – 21 June 2016
• Final papers for journals: 1 August /15 September 2016